No Quiet Left
There was a time
When the world didn’t watch me breathe
No red dots blinking
No eyes behind the glass
I could disappear
And nothing followed me home
No notifications calling my name
No cameras asking who I became
The night was mine, the silence too
No proof required of what I’d do
We weren’t free forever
But we were free enough
To forget the world was counting us
Now the walls are made of screens
And every thought leaves a trace
Even loneliness has witnesses
Even love is archived
There’s no quiet left
No corner to hide
Every breath I take
Leaves a digital line
I’m not in chains
I’m just never alone
Tell me when did freedom
Start feeling like a loan
Jobs that ring past midnight
Smiles rehearsed for public eyes
Moments staged before they fade
Memories priced and displayed
I can log out
But the world stays loud
I can look away
But the lens stays found
We traded shadows for attention
And called it connection
Now even my doubts
Know they’re being seen
There’s no quiet left
No room to fall apart
Every scar is visible
Before it’s even a scar
I’m not oppressed
I’m just always known
Tell me when did privacy
Become something we owe
If I stop moving
Do I still exist
If no one records it
Did I miss my chance
I don’t want more power
I don’t want control
I just want one moment
That belongs to my soul
There’s no quiet left
But I still remember
What it felt like
To be nobody for a while
Not invisible
Just unmeasured
Not forgotten
Just unfiled
Maybe freedom
Was never loud
Maybe it was
The space between
Two heartbeats
No one heard